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Tomorrow, Illinois moves into Phase 4.

Moving to Phase 4 this early was never a given.

It’s because of the people of Illinois that we’re seeing a trajectory of relative success where other parts of the country are not.
But I want to be clear: the virus hasn’t gone away, and I’m not afraid to protect the people of Illinois by moving a region back to an earlier phase if we see a surge.

Ours will not be one of the states that takes no action in response to a return to a peak.
We’ve seen what’s happened in other states that have allowed politics or short-term thinking to drive decision-making. Many states are now seeing surges in cases and hospitalizations, and they’re being forced to move backward and stay at home – that’s not the story in Illinois.
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It's official: Each of our four Restore Illinois health regions has hit our @IDPH health benchmarks for advancing into the next phase. Because of your commitment to being #AllInIllinois, Phase 3 will begin tomorrow, May 29.
✔️ 1. At or under a 20 percent positivity rate and increasing no more than 10 percentage points over a 14-day period
✔️ 2. No overall increase — so stability or a decrease — in hospital admissions for COVID-19-like illness for 28 days
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We have to figure out how to live with #COVID19 until it can be vanquished – and to do so in a way that best supports our residents’ health and our healthcare systems and saves the most lives.

With that in mind, I'm introducing our framework for moving forward: Restore Illinois.
Restore Illinois is a public health plan to safely reintroduce the parts of our lives that have been put on hold.

Science and data are our overarching guardrails, and we also listened to organizations, school leaders, businesses & elected officials from across the state.
This data-driven plan follows the best epidemiological recommendations, but it’s also inspired by people across our state who carry real passion to make sure that their communities can begin thriving again even in the face of this pandemic.
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I haven’t commented on this yet bc I have had a hard time finding the words to express what I am feeling. The amount of hate speech, racism, and intolerance I have observed in there recent protests to reopen the country break my heart and make my soul hurt.
#covid19 doesn’t care about political affiliation or personal views. It doesn’t care if you believe in open carry laws or what god you follow, or if you believe in god. These protests are not only dangerous bc they are large social gatherings that spread this deadly virus...
They r also dangerous bc these open displays of racism and hate serve no purpose other than to further polarize an already divided country. Those on the front line put their lives at risk to save the lives of the friends and families of everyone, including those protesting.
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Thread: Something happened in my home state of Michigan today that made me sad. I wasn't going to comment initially, but then I went to Facebook & saw people I grew up w, who know my husband and I are physicians and call us for medical advice, were defending these actions.
I was flabbergasted that there are educated people who still don't understand the importance of #SocialDistancing in this #COVID19 global pandemic. Here is what happened in Michigan. I will try and respond to some of the inaccurate info still out there.
nypost.com/2020/04/15/mic…
MYTH: #SocialDistancing is the govts way of overreaching and taking away civil liberties
FACT: Govts didn't enforce #ShelterInPlace bc they want to take away rights. There is no political gain for shutting down a state. The gain is saving lives by slowing spread of the virus.
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I want to review our latest updates on hospitalization rates and ventilator data as well as what these numbers might mean in the larger context of our curve.
Illinois' doubling rates have increased substantially — that's a very good thing.

For positive cases, it went from just about two days on March 22 to 3.6 days on April 1 to 8.2 days on April 12.

For fatalities, it was 2.5 days at the beginning of April & it's now at 5.5 days.
The fact that our doubling rate continues to increase in every metric is a clear demonstration that there is a deceleration of virus transmission.

We are in fact bending the curve.
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As Dr. Ezike and I told you yesterday, our rate of rise is looking less and less exponential.

That indicates to us that we are in fact bending the curve.

There is even some evidence we may be moving toward a flatter curve, but we need to keep watching the daily data.
Keep in mind, our case numbers and the death toll are still growing, and thus our fight must continue – but they’re growing more slowly, and that’s a very good thing.
It is all of you, the families and individual residents of Illinois, who are making the biggest difference in our fight against COVID-19.

You all are the first line of protection in your communities, in your households, for yourselves.
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Hello Tweeters, I'm joining governors from across the nation in an #AskTheGov Q&A session about coronavirus.

I know it's a challenging time and many of you have questions. I’ll answer as many as I can!

Tap below or Tweet your question with #AskGovPritzker
Thank you for staying home! That's truly the most important thing you can do. If you're eager to help, I encourage you to see what the greatest needs are in your community. Learn more about volunteer opportunities at serve.illinois.gov
I am so proud that nearly 1,800 former & out-of-state health care workers have answered our call to join in the fight against COVID-19. Each one of them is an inspiration & will save countless lives. If you want to join them, visit IDFPR.com
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As an Illinoisan, I feel left out of #beerswithbeshear. Maybe we need Spritzers with Pritzker? #spritzerswithpritzker @MorningEdition
This is a Campari Spritz:

2oz sparkling wine
1oz club soda
2oz @campari

Build over ice. Stir gently. Garnish with an olive. (I improvised with an orange.)
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